1st Shift Dumper 4am-4pm

Full Time
Forest Park, IL
Posted
Job description

For more than 100 years, Ferrara has created sugar confections that share delight in every bite to candy lovers of all generations. Today, the company is the #1 sugar confectioner in the United States. Ferrara boasts a passionate team of more than 4,600 employees working together to create and deliver hundreds of products sold under a portfolio of more than 20 popular brands such as Brach’s®, NERDS®, SweeTARTS®, and Trolli® to more than 66 million U.S. households annually. Ferrara’s success in industry-leading innovation has been driven by deep consumer insights, strong retailer co-creation and partnerships, and a dedication to diversity of thought, experience, and people.

1st Shift Dumper 4am-4pm

Job Location: [[Forest Park]]

Want to make an impact?

The Dumper is responsible for inserting finished product into hoppers for packaging.

Ways you will make a difference

  • Adheres to all FPC established GMP’s.
    Conducts assigned work in a safe manner and adheres to FPC safety methods.
    Ensures a quality product through regular visual checks (i.e., cosmetic appearance)
    Ensures hopper and/or scales are continuously filled with product.
    Takes corrective action immediately if product is jammed in equipment.
    Picks trays of products according to product date.
    Retrieves trays of product from polishing room.
    Adheres to all company policies and procedures.
    Back-up to Dumper in his/her absence: Dumper or Temporary Personnel.

Skills that will make you successful

  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
    Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
    Ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
    Ability to continuously lift up to 70 lbs of product.
    Ability to read a limited number of two-and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
    Be at work as scheduled and in a timely manner.
    Capable of understanding time tracking objectives with the ability to swipe into orders and perform other objectives of the system.
    Maintains a clean and neat work area.
    Ability to work overtime as needed.
    Ability to work scheduled shift.
    No prior experience or training needed.
    Promotes teamwork, possess a good attitude, and exhibit flexibility and willingness to perform task as needed.
    Ensures compliance with AIB, SQF, and other relevant standards.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, and the noise level in the environment is loud.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to occasionally, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 70 pounds. The vision requirements include: close vision and distance vision.

Experiences that will support your success

One year of Food Manufacturing is preferred.

A privately held company, Ferrara has its global headquarters in Chicago. We have a close relationship with the Ferrero Group as a related company which provides industry partnership and collaboration opportunities. Our operational network of more than 13 locations in North America includes manufacturing, distribution sales and R&D facilities. Learn more at www.ferrarausa.com or www.linkedin.com/company/ferrara-.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, employment decisions and opportunities at Ferrara will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil union status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, military or veteran status, disability, handicap, genetic information, pregnancy (childbirth or related medical condition), or on any other basis prohibited by law. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.

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